You will need

Step 1Plug in the flash drive Plug the flash drive into the computer in one of the USB ports on the side or on the back of your computer.

Step 2Open My Computer Open My Computer on a Windows machine to find the flash drive. It may be called drive D, E, or F depending on how many other drives are on your computer.

Step 3Find the icon Find the icon on a Mac computer that is on your desktop and says Flash Drive or Travel Drive.

Step 4Find your files Find the files on your computer that you want to save onto the flash drive.

Step 5Drag the files Drag the files you want in the flash drive either to the flash drive on My Computer or to the desktop icon on a Mac. A light will flash on the flash drive indicating it is copying the files.

Quick Tip:

If you are moving music, pictures, or video files and folders, make sure you have a flash drive with enough memory to hold it all.

Step 6Eject the drive Eject the drive properly by either right-clicking on it and selecting Eject on a Windows computer or dragging the flash drive icon into the trash on a Mac.

Step 7Take the drive Take the flash drive with you so you can access your files on any computer you come across during the course of your day.

Did You Know:

Early hard drives on computers held 20 megabytes and cost about $800. Today, an $8 flash drive holds 2 gigabytes, which is a 100-fold increase in capacity.